KNOCKOUT 2026 - UoB Vs Aston and Pat Benson's Boxing Academy

About This Event

Knockout is back for 2026! Come and show your support for a full evening of amateur boxing as University of Birmingham takes on Aston and Pat Benson's Boxing Academy Fighters!

Featuring:

- Evenly matched bouts between the best boxers of UoB and Aston University

- Full bar service

- Papa John's Pizza

- Interval Performance by the Birmingham Pussycats

- DJ

- Premium Ringside seating options available

DOORS OPEN: 5pm

FIRST BOUT: 6pm

All profits will go towards the Pat Benson's Community Sports Foundation:

"Pat Benson Community Sports Foundation is the charitable arm of the Pat Benson Boxing Academy, working to improve the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of young people and adults across the City.

The Foundation uses sport, mentoring to establish targeted projects aiming to: increase levels of health, improve employability chances and enhance personal development opportunities of the most vulnerable in society. Previously, this has included young people involved in crime and anti-social behaviour, those experiencing mental health issues, people experiencing loneliness and isolation, as well as those experiencing physical disabilities such as Parkinson's.

Our provision has helped over 12,000 people since its formation in 2016.

This year, we are looking to support a women and girls project. Our vision is that every young person and woman who participates will become more active, healthier and more confident. Long-term outcomes include sustained engagement in physical activity beyond the project, reduction in local inactivity levels, and stronger community cohesion. The project will contribute to our Foundation's strategic aims of raising aspirations and developing life skills by incorporating fitness sessions that teach teamwork, discipline, and resilience. We aim to increase the amount of girls and women that partake in the sport and use our facility, which can provide a new-found confidence and a focus on health and wellbeing that will permeate their daily lives."